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伊利诺伊州 (Yī lì nuò yī zhōu) — Illinois (US state)

Definition

noun
Illinois (US state)

Examples

  • 伊利诺伊州。
    Wǒ qù nián xià tiān qù le Yī lì nuò yī zhōu lǚ yóu.
    I went to Illinois for a trip last summer.
  • 伊利诺伊州，。
    Yī lì nuò yī zhōu Zài měi guó zhōng xī bù, yǐ zhī jiā gē shì wén míng.
    Illinois is in the Midwest of the US, famous for the city of Chicago.
  • 伊利诺伊州，。
    Tā de dà xué zài Yī lì nuò yī zhōu, suǒ yǐ tā měi nián dōu qù nà lǐ.
    His university is in Illinois, so he goes there every year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

伊利诺伊Illinois
伊yī利lì诺nuò伊yī
州zhōustate

伊利诺伊 spells Illinois and 州 gives state.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
尹
尹yǐn伊yī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 亻 shows a person. The right part 尹 is used for the sound.

Open 伊 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

Open 利 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 諾; 诺 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánword, speak
Sound part声符shēngfú
若
若ruò諾nuò
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 諾 pairs 言, meaning word or speak, with 若 as a sound part, for an affirmative answer. The simplified 诺 is a later shorthand.

Open 诺 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
尹
尹yǐn伊yī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 亻 shows a person. The right part 尹 is used for the sound.

Open 伊 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

州 originally drew an islet in a river.

Open 州 →
Appears in
China — Places

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